Em*pale" (?), v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF. empalir.]
To make pale.
[Obs.]
No bloodless malady empales their face.
G. Fletcher.
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Em*pale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] >[Written also impale.]
1.
To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise.
Sir W. Raleigh.
2.
To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
3.
To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
4. Her.
Same as Impale.
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